HANKINSON, N.D. (KVRR) — A passerby calls authorities to report a house on fire Saturday morning in Hankinson, North Dakota. Hankinson Fire Department was able to contain the fire to the inside of the house at 414 Main Avenue South. They call it a “total loss”. They say the homeowner, Mark Lentz, was not home when authorities arrived on scene….
FARGO (KFGO/KVRR) – A Fargo homeowner’s quick actions potentially saved his home from significant damage after a fire started on their deck. Fargo Fire responded to a report of a fire just before 5:30 a.m. at 3807 21st St S. Battalion Chief Joe Mangin says the homeowner was able to use a garden hose to put out most of the…
GWINNER, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Thirty-nine-year-old Denise Luttio-Mahar has been identified as the woman who died in an early Sunday morning fire in Gwinner, North Dakota Mahar called 911 around 4 a.m. to report smoke was inside the house. Fire crews found her and she was taken to Lisbon Hospital where she was pronounced dead. A dog also died in the…
GWINNER, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO)– A woman and a dog are dead after a house fire in Gwinner, North Dakota. Sargent County Sheriff Travis Paeper says the woman called 911 call from the second story of the house, reporting smoke billowing inside around 4 a.m. She was on the line with dispatch, but they lost contact. Fire crews were able to locate…
FOSSTON, Minn. (KVRR) — A house fire in Fosston, Minnesota is under investigation. It was reported Friday morning just after 9:30 at 718 1st Street East. Police say the only occupant of the house was able to escape without injury. Fosston Fire Department arrived on scene and quickly put the blaze out. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News Tags: FOSSTON FIRE…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR: 3PM UPDATE) — Damage from a house fire in the Osgood area of Fargo is estimated at 250 thousand dollars. Firefighters were called to the house around 7 a.m. and arrived to heavy fire with at least one fully involved room on the first floor. The only person at home at the time was leaving the house…
Fatal fire in N. MoorheadMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The man found dead in a house fire in Moorhead last week has been identified. Police say 73-year-old Steven Timmer died in the Thursday morning fire in the 2000 block of 56th Avenue North. An initial autopsy report states Timmer died of soot and smoke inhalation. Authorities say the cause of the…
DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR) – Fire heavily damaged a home in Dilworth Wednesday afternoon. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says it appeared the fire began in an upstairs bedroom at 15 Adams Avenue. Empting says firefighters from Moorhead were able to quickly get the fire under control. Everyone inside safely escaped. The State Fire Marshal’s Office will investigate the cause. Categories:…
(Casselton Fire Dept.)CASS COUNTY N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A home near Chaffee, North Dakota was heavily damaged by fire early Thursday. Chaffee is about 15 miles southwest of Casselton. Casselton Assistant Fire Chief Adrian Kieffer says firefighters responded to a report of a house fire about 4:30 a.m. west of Chaffee but the firefighters cancelled the call as it turned out…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Three people passing by a house on fire just north of Pelican Rapids help a couple escape the flames. The fire was reported just before noon at the Dennis and Rebecca Campbell residence. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says the couple smelled something electrical burning from a room behind them. 74-year-old Dennis Campbell was…
